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Family

Medical Evidence in Child Abuse Cases 2010

News

News
9 Sep

News

Financial Armageddon

09 September 2010

Robert McCulloch-Graham, head of Barnet's children's services, speaking of the department's strain to cope with reduced resources and a doubling of...

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News
9 Sep

News

President's interim guidance to assist Cafcass extended

09 September 2010

According to the Cafcass chief executive, Anthony Douglas, the temporary measures that enabled Cafcass to assign cases to duty guardians, due to end...

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Opinion

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7 Sep

Opinion

Penny Booth: Family*

07 September 2010

Parents investigated over an 'honour killing' last week - not the first one we've had in the news, is it? Just a minute. Where's my Concise Oxford...

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6 Sep

Opinion

David Hodson on International Family Law: Irish cohabitation reforms

06 September 2010

Leading Irish family lawyer, Jennifer O'Brien, of Mason Hayes+Curran (www.mhc.ie) has helpfully prepared a briefing paper on the changes in the...

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Cases

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26 Aug

Cases

ANCILLARY RELIEF/ ADJOURNMENTS: Gourisaria v Gourisaria

26 August 2010

(Court of Appeal; Mummery and Hughes LJJ; 13 August 2010) Both husband and wife were of Indian origin but had lived in England throughout their marriage...

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23 Aug

Cases

COSTS/ FINANCIAL RELIEF: K v B [2010] EWHC 2151 (Fam)

23 August 2010

(Family Division; Sir Christopher Sumner sitting as a High Court judge; 13 July 2010) The husband and wife were of Iranian origin. Under Sharia law...

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Announcements

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2 Sep

Announcements

Resolution launches legal aid opportunities webpage

02 September 2010

In an effort to provide practical help and assistance to all those members affected by the civil bids process, Resolution have created a new web page...

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News
2 Aug

Announcements

Court of Protection Rules Committee publishes review

02 August 2010

The President of the Court of Protection, Sir Nicholas Wall, has published the Court of Protection Rules Committee's Review. The Committee was set...

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